3rd Grade Reading Fluency Review worksheets

Reading Fluency Review

Grade 3 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer.

1. Read this first

   Mia's Sand Castle

   Mia and her dad went to the beach on a sunny day. Mia brought a red pail and a small shovel. She wanted to build the biggest sand castle on the beach.

   First, she dug a deep hole near the water. Then she filled her pail with wet sand. She packed the sand down hard. She flipped the pail over and tapped the top. Up came a tall tower!

   Mia made four towers in a row. Dad dug a moat around them. Water rushed into the moat. "Look out!" shouted Mia. A big wave was coming. Would it knock down the towers?

   The wave splashed over the wall. It filled the moat to the top. But the towers stayed up. Mia jumped up and down. "Our castle is still standing!" she cried.

   Later, Mia put a shell on each tower. Dad found a long stick for a flag. They sat on a blanket and ate grapes. The castle looked wonderful in the afternoon sun.

2. 1.

   Where should a reader pause in this sentence?

   • Mia and her dad went to the / beach on a / sunny day.
   • Mia and her dad / went to the beach / on a sunny day.
   • Mia and / her dad went to / the beach on a sunny day.
3. 2.

   What does the question mark in "Would it knock down the towers?" tell the reader?

   • Let your voice go up, like you are wondering.
   • Read it flat and low, like a plain fact.
   • Shout every word, like you are very angry.
4. 3.

   "Look out!" shouted Mia. How should a reader say "Look out!"?

   • loud and quick, like a warning
   • calm and low, like telling a secret
   • soft and slow, like a sleepy yawn
5. 4.

   A reader says picked instead of packed in paragraph 2. What should the reader do?

   • Keep going, since the words look alike.
   • Skip that sentence and read the next one.
   • Reread the sentence and fix the word.
6. 5.

   Which word in "She wanted to build the biggest sand castle on the beach." should get the most stress?

   • biggest
   • beach
   • wanted
7. 6.

   Reread paragraph 4. Why did Mia jump up and down?

   • Dad found a long stick for a flag.
   • The wave knocked all the towers down.
   • The towers stayed up after the wave.
8. 7.

   How can a reader break wonderful into parts?

   • won-der-ful
   • wo-nder-ful
   • wond-erf-ul
9. 8.

   Why might a reader slow down a little at "Would it knock down the towers?"

   • because the sentence has hard, long words
   • because the story is almost at its end
   • to show the worry before the wave hits
10. 9.

    Which choice shows the best places to pause in this sentence?

    • They sat on a blanket / and ate grapes.
    • They sat on / a blanket and ate / grapes.
    • They / sat on a blanket and / ate grapes.
11. 10.

    Why does "Our castle is still standing!" end with an exclamation mark?

    • Mia is asking Dad a question about it.
    • Mia is bored, so read it in a low voice.
    • Mia is excited, so read it with joy.